National Hardwood Magazine - August 2023

INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT

INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT Continued inexperienced as a public speaker and quite nervous. About 10 seconds after being introduced I realized that I had left my visual aids back at the hotel and the only prop I had was a note card. My mind went blank. I began stammering, trying to replicate my visual aids on a white board while fumbling through my speech. Recognizing my struggle, one of our toughest competitors asked if he could help. I was skeptical to say the least. We huddled for a minute or two, I showed him the notes and he took over the white board while I spoke. What he did was a true example of how things are in our industry. Since announcing my retirement a while back I’ve been overwhelmed by the kind words and respect that I’ve been shown by customers, mill people, my coworkers, and competitors. This is truly an amazing industry that we work in.” A couple of years before retiring Marv and his wife Karen moved to the Oregon Coast. They will spend summers sampling the wide variety of fish that the Columbia River and nearby ocean have to offer. Fall afternoons will be spent in Autzen Stadium rooting for the Oregon Ducks - Winters, possibly somewhere warm. n PENN-YORK PHOTOS Continued from page 35 Geoff Gannon, TS Manufacturing Co., Plymouth, NH; Burt Craig, Matson Lumber Company, Brookville, PA; and Paul Eastman, The Collins Companies, Kane, PA Andy Nuffer, RAM Forest Products Inc., Shinglehouse, PA; Wade Presley, American Lumber Company, Hamburg, NY; and Luke Meyer, Baillie Lumber Co., Hamburg, NY Dave Sondel, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Rob Matson, Matson Lumber Company, Brookville, PA; Jack Monnoyer, Deer Park Lumber Inc., Tunkhannock, PA; John Stenson, U-C Coatings LLC; Jesse LaSon, Rossi Group, Cromwell, CT; and Mike Tarbell, RAM Forest Products Inc., Shinglehouse, PA Additional photos on next page Premium Northern Hardwoods For Amazing Spaces. For Our Health. For Our Communities. UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF HARDWOODS Learn more at nwh.com For the Planet. • 80-acre site; 95,000 sq. ft. under roof • 50,000 acres of our own forest lands in Wisconsin, USA • Sawing 18,400,000 board feet/year • 12 on-site KDS Kilns drying up to 780,000 board feet/month • 1,500,000 board feet of inventory to meet your needs • We offer color, width & length sorts to your specifications behind our planer • Export prep capabilities • FSC certified of FSC Mix and FSC Controlled wood products From the forests of northern Wisconsin and Michigan, where rich soil, cold winters and a short growing season combine to create the perfect atmosphere for producing hardwoods of unrivaled excellence and beauty – Tigerton Lumber brings you a full line of northern hardwoods for flooring, kitchen cabinets, architectural millwork, moldings, door & stair parts. Contact Mike Schulke at 715.532.2182 today! mike@tigertonlumber.com • www.tigertonlumber.com 52 AUGUST 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry AUGUST 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 53